The southernmost province of Ca Mau is working to achieve an annual growth rate of 8 percent in agricultural exports during 2021 - 2025, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has asked for concerted efforts by Vietnamese authorities and Chinese diplomats to remove barriers to Vietnam’s agricultural exports to China during a virtual meeting.
The Coordinating Office of the New Rural Development Programme in the central province of Thanh Hoa said on August 4 that the locality recently evaluated and classified One Commune, One Product (OCOP) products for the third stage this year.
Total export-import value of agro-forestry-aquatic products in the January-July period was over 53.2 billion USD, of which some 28.6 billion USD came from exports, up 26.7 percent year-on-year.
Despite complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, export revenues from agricultural products have increased strongly so far this year, greatly contributing to the country’s economic growth.
Up to 10,000 gift packages, including necessities, will be handed over to needy workers in processing and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City under a programme launched on August 2.
The 15th National Assembly discussed investment policy for the National Target Programme on New-style Rural Development for the 2021-2025 period during its ongoing first session in Hanoi on July 27.
The 15th National Assembly will mull over investment policies in the National Target Programme on Sustainable Poverty Reduction and the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural Development for the 2021-2025 period during its working session in Hanoi on July 27.
The second National Food Systems Summit Dialogue was held by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), in partnership with a number of ministries, the UN in Vietnam and international development partners in Hanoi on July 16.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang plans to invest 4.92 trillion VND (214 million USD) in infrastructure projects to cope with natural disasters and climate change in the 2021 – 25 period.
Vietnam’s aquatic product export is expected to hit 8.7-9 billion USD, a year-on-year increase of 5-7 percent compared with last year's figure as demand is rising in many countries thanks to vaccination, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
An Giang should work towards the target of digital transformation in agriculture, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan told leaders of the Mekong Delta province on June 28.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has pledged to tackle obstacles to two projects on food safety and hygiene, and sustainable fishery development, saying that they are urgent to Vietnam’s agriculture.
The agricultural sector has disbursed about 3.52 trillion VND (152.98 million USD) of public investment in the first six months of 2021, completing 35.83 percent of its yearly target, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu plans to expand large-scale production and the use of advanced techniques to improve agricultural yield and quality and raise farmers' incomes from now to 2025.
Hanoi’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has been supporting farmers, cooperatives, and enterprises to promote the consumption of farming products via modern distribution channels in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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